I wonder if we are starting to see the end of Googles dominance.

TikTok is eating the ad market and Googles only response so far is to get the government to side with them.

You add in ChatGPT, declining search results, the rise of SEO spam, the move to paid for search and it it’s not looking good.

@boyter - Most interesting is if the EU can stop targeted advertising. That would burn everybody.
@katharsisdrill that is not something I had considered. Are they considering doing such a thing?
@boyter - A group in the EU-parliament is proposing it, yes. If it will get traction is another thing, and to the US it is not only about enormous income to one of its major industries, but also security concerns as they hold the whole world in their grasp with these tools.
The EU Wants to Kill Targeted Ads by Fining Meta $414M

European Union regulators say the tech industry, starting with Facebook's parent, needs to get real consent before it slurps up your data.

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